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Fikret Kuşkan

Fikret Kuşkan

Actor · 61 years old

Mesut Bahtiyar in the series Evlilik Güzeldir

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Age61
Birth dateApril 22, 1965
BirthplaceIstanbul
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signTaurus
Eye colorBrown
EducationIstanbul University State Conservatory, Theatre Department
SpouseArsevi Özkara

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Fikret Kuşkan — Biography

Fikret Kuşkan has been one of the weightier names in Turkish cinema and television since the 1990s, best known for Çağan Irmak's films Mustafa Hakkında Herşey and Babam ve Oğlum and for a run of festival best-actor awards. He now leads the TRT 1 series Evlilik Güzeldir and plays Umur Karanoğlu in Aynı Yağmur Altında.

Born Mehmet Fikret Kuşkan, he lost his father young and worked as a carpenter, market trader and shop assistant; a literature teacher at his high school encouraged him towards the stage, and while working as a photographer he sat the entrance exam of the Istanbul University State Conservatory. He first appeared on camera in 1988 in Zülfü Livaneli's Sis and played the photographer in the TRT series Gençler. His breakthrough was Ömer Kavur's Gizli Yüz, which brought him the Golden Orange for best actor, shared with Ekrem Bora. Ümit Ünal's 9 later won him the best actor prize at the Ankara Film Festival, and in 1993 he took the same award from ÇASOD for Dönersen Islık Çal.

In the 2000s he worked with Irmak on Yolculuk, Mustafa Hakkında Herşey and Babam ve Oğlum; his Sadık won him best actor at the Istanbul Film Festival. In the same decade he also appeared in series such as Parmaklıklar Ardında, Bıçak Sırtı and Hanımın Çiftliği. Later credits include the series Zalim İstanbul, Elkızı and Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı, the films Şampiyon, Mucize 2: Aşk and Direniş Karatay, and Akif, in which he plays Mehmet Akif Ersoy.

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Their work through different eyes

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

To understand Fikret Kuşkan's cinema it is enough to look at his directors: Ömer Kavur's Gizli Yüz, Ümit Ünal's 9, then Mustafa Hakkında Herşey and Babam ve Oğlum with Çağan Irmak. In my view Kuşkan does his best work when he is with directors who have a personal voice, and his real weight in cinema sits on that line. His television work complements that standard rather than matching it.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Ahi Evran in Direniş Karatay, Enver Bey in Abdülhamid Düşerken, Notaras in Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı: Fikret Kuşkan is often called on to play real historical figures in period storytelling. The gallery runs from the Seljuks to the last Ottoman years and gives him a sober historical presence. My reservation is that in Direniş Karatay the lead belongs to Mehmet Aslantuğ and Ahi Evran is a companion figure; showy historical adventure seems not to use Kuşkan's full measure.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Of Fikret Kuşkan's films, Bizim İçin Şampiyon looks closest to family viewing: the true story of the racehorse Bold Pilot and his jockey gives grown-ups and children something to talk about together. Direniş Karatay is historical adventure, so expect battles and clashes; it can be watched with older children. Keep Hanımın Çiftliği for adults, because of its class divisions and fights over land.

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